TITLE 35 - PATENTS
PART III - PATENTS AND PROTECTION OF PATENT RIGHTS
CHAPTER 29 - REMEDIES FOR INFRINGEMENT OF PATENT, AND OTHER ACTIONS

HEAD

Sec. 281. Remedy for infringement of patent

STATUTE

A patentee shall have remedy by civil action for infringement of
his patent.

SOURCE

(July 19, 1952, ch. 950, 66 Stat. 812.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on Title 35, U.S.C., 1946 ed., Secs. 67 and 70, part (R.S.
4919; R.S. 4921, amended (1) Mar. 3, 1897, ch. 391, Sec. 6, 29
Stat. 694, (2) Feb. 18, 1922, ch. 58, Sec. 8, 42 Stat. 392, (3)
Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 726, Sec. 1, 60 Stat. 778).
The corresponding two sections of existing law are divided among
sections 281, 283, 284, 285, 286 and 289 with some changes in
language. Section 281 serves as an introduction or preamble to the
following sections, the modern term civil action is used, there
would be, of course, a right to a jury trial when no injunction is
sought.